The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-04
NOTICED" BY REQUEST.
The Change Wrought by a Years
Theatrical Experience.

Theatrical Experience.
NEW YORK, July 2-The same peculiar
and gruesome influence that causes a man
to strut like an ass and talk from the husky
depths of his boots simply because he has
adopted the stage for a livelihood, moves
and distorts womankind violently One of
the most charming and agreeable women
ever knew went on the stage last autumn.
She was well born, and had been gently
reared. Her manner was essentially femi-
nine-of the soft, caressing, and ingenious
quality that causes men to expand and grow
amiable in spite of themselves. She
would sit with her hands clasped, her head
bent forward, and her big eyes shining with
mellow interest, while she murmured and
chatted away with an air of utter and de-
lighted absorption. Even if her companion
were the veriest dolt, she seemed to adore
him. Women called her ''sweet" and
Charming" Men looked content, inflated
their chests, pulled their moustaches,
glanced into contiguous mirrors, and
hazarded the opinion that she was "a
devilish, handsome, clevah, and fetching
sort of girl, y'know."
One night met her in the foyer of Days.
1t was raining, and her escort was afar,
making frantic efforts to get his cab. The
girl sat alone on one of the small divans.
drifted up, and she made room for me beside
her. Dozens of the storm-bound theatre
goers stood apart and stared at her with evil
dent admiration. She was the daintiest,
prettiest, and most demure woman there.
"rm in condition of phastly depression
she said, with her usual confidential air.
"The play was dull, and the storm"
"No," she said, sadly, "they had nothing
to do with it. 1t is a resolve that I've made
tonight. 1t has worried me for two sea-
sons. Now I've made up my mind, and Pm
at ease, but depressed"
"I've no doubt he'll make the best of hus-
bands, said, vaguely.
"Oh, I'm not going to marry" she said,
quickly, I'm going on the stage"
Then it was my turn to be depressed. /
wandered out in the rain mournfully
There was great uproar in her family, of
course, and every effort was made to dis
suade her. but like most of the soft and gen
tie women of the world she had an iron will.
She went out on the road with the com
pany of well-Snown emotional actress,
playing soubrette parts. lost track of her
completely.
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon l was wandering down the shady side
of Broadway, when my attention was di-
rected across the street by the commotion
in the crowd ahead of me. A girl had just
emerged from the entrance of a dramatic
agency. She was swinging across the
street. No wonder the populace stared
She wore bright green gown with bit of
brown drapery over it. So tight was the
skirt that the satin chung to the limbs and
outlined them with amazing sharpness.
The skirt was shy of the ground and
revealed pair of very high-heeled shoes of
white leather Abovesthem was blue hose
with heavy gold clocks over the ankle. The
girl was laced very tight, had on a mon
strous hat, and all her hair was gathered up
from the neck and showered over the fore
head in mighty band. She looked like a
bizarre and brazen caricature in La Uie Par
isienne, or as Sara Bernhardt dressed by
her own fantastic fancy for a masquerade
ball. She had crossed the street and swag-
gered up to me before / recognized the girl
had talked with in Days that night.
"How do, ole chappie," said the girl with
grin, holding out the little finger of her left
hand and falling into n pose Of studied &C.
centricity. you seem abashed"
Haven't seen you in so long,
"Yaas," she drawled, glancing consciously
at n group Of men, who had stopped alb
changed from the bread and butter miss you
once knew, ehl Aye One has TO hustle in
this bizness, m boy. There are so many
jays pushing their way in that IL you don't
make stir, you'll be showed under"
Where are you playing nowi"
Seasons closed, :" she said laconically, and
with an indescribably rough accent. ''but
I've Just signed with tn Dizzy High Rollers
from Boarding School company. Coin &
do tn merry little song and dance act you
know, and show my fat calves to tn bald
headed darlin's in tn front row. Good-by.
Gimme notice, will y'up
~ will" | said, mournfully, as she swag-
gered away. This is the NOTICE"
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